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PAI HEADS SOUTH — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will spend this week traveling across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia as part of his push to highlight efforts to close the “digital divide.” Here’s his schedule for the week:

— Monday: Pai visits a telemedicine facility in Richmond and a Virginia farm.

— Tuesday: The chairman meets with North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and local business leaders in Raleigh, and participates in a connected school event.

— Wednesday: Pai heads to Charlotte to speak at a Wireless Infrastructure Association event. He’s also slated to meet with local business leaders and tour a school.

— Thursday: Pai travels to rural South Carolina, where he’ll chat with local officials and discuss efforts to narrow the digital divide.

— Friday: The FCC head rounds off his southern tour by joining Rep. Doug Collins for a roundtable discussion in Georgia.

Source: POLITICO Morning Tech

The question is has FCC Chairman Ajit Pai been invited to visit California so he has some first-hand knowledge of our Digital Divide? Who should issue that invitation?